That was despite an objection from Haxey Parish Council, concerned about the potential impact on neighbouring properties.

The parish authority considered this type of business to be inappropriate and out of keeping with a residential area, due to potential smells, access and increased traffic generated by suppliers and clients.

But members of the planning committee were told the applicants proposed to have the cat-litter trays cleaned several times a day and to seal the waste in bags before putting it into a bin to be emptied by North Lincolnshire Council.

The council's planning staff recommended that permission should be granted.

Going along with that advice, Councillor Nigel Sherwood (Brigg and Wolds) told his colleagues on the committee that he had lived very close to a cattery for some years. "And I don't know it's there," he said.

BARNETBY: Members of the planning committee deferred making a decision on an application to alter the hours during which caravans brought to Wold Farm for storage can be moved into a large building. It is now likely to be mid-October before councillors decide whether to approve amended operating hours of 8am to 8pm. A nearby property, unconnected with the farm, is only 12 metres from where it is suggested caravans will enter and leave the building. Councillor Nigel Sherwood wondered whether a compromise might be negotiated with Barnetby Wold Farm so caravans could use a possible rear access to the storage building at some times of the day, rather than the doors close to the neighbouring property. Council staff are inquire whether that might be possible.